Prefabricated bevel siding



April 1953 J. F. HOLLAND 2,636,226

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Patented Apr. 28, 1953 UNITED STATES PATEN'T OFFICE James F. Holland,Durhamville, N. Y. Application March 15, 1950, Serial No. 149,732

The present invention relates to building and construction materials,primarily lumber, and

has more particular reference to those items in the trade which arereferred to by many persons as clapboards and by others as siding.

4 Claims. (01. 20-5) The conventional piece or strip of siding isthicker along one longitudinal edge than along the other longitudinaledge and is thus substantially wedge-shaped in cross-section. -It is anobject of the present invention to supply,in lieu of the regularbevel-edge one-piece siding an improved prefabricated composite productwhich is susceptible of being produced on a large scale or massproduction basis, made in quantity to standard specifications and isthus susceptible of expeditious use when it reaches the job.

In carrying out the principles of-the present inventive concept resinbonded plywood, sanded on one side, and which is plentiful in thebuilding and supply trade, is preferably used. This is accomplished byproviding horizontal and vertical members on one inner unfinished sideof the plywood and arranging and shaping same in such a way that thefinished composite product may be installed on the usual sheathing inrequisite overlapping relationship while, at the same time, giving theoutward sanded surface the desired slanting pitch.

More explicitly, novelty is predicated on the aforementioned resinbonded plywood which may be turned out in any desired lengths andWidths, the lower longitudinal edge portion thereof being beveled andresting on a cone spondingly beveled ledge provided therefor on a lowerreinforcing strip member in a manner to coordinate with a secondhorizontal strip member and a vertical companion member, all of saidmembers serving to build up and at the same time, strengthen therelatively thin plywood that it may be satisfactorily employed tofunction as a new kind of clapboard.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the accompanying drawings wherein like numerals are employed todesignate like parts throughout the views;

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view showing several pieces of theimproved siding or clapboard) in position on a building or the like.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view through the buildingwall, said view being taken on the vertical line 2-2 of Figure 1,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1 on acorrespondingly enlarged scale.

-Figure 4 is a perspective view with the left hand end-fragmentarilyshown illustrating what the reinforced attachable side of the clapboardlooks like when completely fabricated.

Referring now to the drawings and to Figures 2 and 3 the boards fi 6,joined by tongue and groove connections, are assembled to define a wallcommonly referred to as sheathing 8. Normally, the exterior surface ofthe sheathingis covered with clapboards or siding, as same arealternatively called in the trade. The present invention, while itrefers to pieces of siding and clapboards, is primarily devoted to theconstruction or prefabrication of a single clapboard. As shown in thedrawings the clapboard is built up from four parts; namely, the boardproper I0, lower horizontal rib I2, intermediate horizontal rib It andend batten I5. Although the board I0 could perhaps be solid and notnecessarily laminated, it is preferably, as before stated, a piece (ofsuitable width'and length) of resin bonded plywood characterized by asanded ply or lamination I3, an unfinished ply or lamifastened to thelamination 20.

= the lower edge portion is beveled as at 2A.

nation 26 and an intervening filler or third lamination 22. The onlything new about this element is that it is of uniform thickness, asdistinguished from wedge-shaped clapboards, and The rib or runner I2 isa strip of inexpensive soft wood which is resin bonded, glued orotherwise The inward surface is flat and approximately parallel to thecorresponding surface of the ply 20, said inward surface being denotedat 25. The lower outward surface of said runner I2 is, however, formedwith a beveled portion 28 which may be suitably described as a ledgewith which the beveveld edge 24 mates and is appropriately glued orotherwise bonded in place. The runner or rib I4, also of soft economicalwood and has a flat surface 30 glued or otherwise fastened to the ply20. It is of general rectangular form in crosssection, like the runnerI2, and has a slightly inclined pitch on the surface 38 to give thedesired degree of slant to the board I0 when the remaining surface 32 isbrought to bear against the sheathing boards 6. Thus, these runners arenot only reinforcing ribs but are, in addition, spacing elements. Theprimary spacing and pitch however is attained by way of the verticalbatten It. The latter is a wedge-shaped upright having one-half portion(see Fig. 4) 34 secured to the transverse end of the board I t and theother half portion 36 projecting beyond said edge so as to overlap thejoint 38 between two clapboards when placed end to end in the mannershown. It will be noticed that the upper four-fifths of the lattertapers gradually and increases in thickness from top to bottom and thatthe remaining fifth is notched to provide a clearance seat for the upperedge of 42 of the coacting clapboard 44 (Fig. 2). Thus, the runner l4and batten 16 are the essential contact" and spacing elements for themajor areas of the board iii while the runner 26 serves as an effectiverest for the lower edge of said board is. It follows, therefore, that bytaking a simple marketable type length of plywood and superimposing thespacers and reinforcing elements 12, I4 and 16 against one side, saidboard is thus transformed into an article of manufacture which iscomparable with ordinary clapboards in purpose and degree of utility aswell as wearing properties. It is felt therefore that the instantinvention is, in effect, a substitute for the more expensive and heavierclapboards which are customarily employed in the building andconstruction field today.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction withthe invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader toobtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features ofmerit and novelty sufiicient to clarify the construction of theinvention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and m arrangement of parts maybe resortedtoin actual practice so long as no departure is made from theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. A prefabricated composite clapboard for wall construction work andsimilar building purposes comprising a length of board of uniformcrossseotion and having fiat inner and outer surfaces, said outersurface being sanded and otherwise finished and readied for painting andsaid inner surface being wholly unfinished, a first longitudinal ribcoextensive in length with said board and superimposed against andbonded to said inner surface and having its lower edge portionsubstantially flush with the corresponding lower edge of said board,said rib constituting aspacing and reinforcing member and being ofinferior material, a second complemental longitudinal rib substantiallyparallel with and spaced above said first rib and of correspondinginferior material and bonded to an intermediate portion of said innersurface and also constituting a spacing and reinforcing member, saidsecond rib be ing of a thickness greater than the thickness 0' saidfirst rib and of a length less than the lengtl of said board,and acomplemental tapered spac ing batten secured to said inner surfaceadjacent to one transverse end portion of said board, said batten beingdisposed at right angles to said ribs, having one vertical edge portionabutting the adjacent end of said second rib, having its lower endresting atop the upper edge of said first and having its other verticaledge portion projecting outwardly and beyond said transverse endportion.

2. The structure defined in claim 1, wherein said boardcomprises alength of resin bonded plywood.

3. The-structure defined in claim 1, wherein said batten is wedge-shapedin longitudinal section, the feather-edged upper end being .fiush withthe upper longitudinal edge of said board, the lower thicker end beingof a thickness greater than the thickness of said first rib and having aseating and supporting notch overhanging said firstlrib.

4. The structure defined. in claim 1-, wherein theentire lower edgeportion of :said board is bevelled-upwardly and inwardly and thecoopcrating lower surface portionofsaid first rib is correspondinglybevelled to provide a ledge, the latter overlapping the bevelled loweredge of said board.

JAMES F. HOLLAND.

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